Huh? "The difference is, "That they not only hit homers and not only drive in the runs, but that they do both and do it consistantly." So did Ruth/Gehrig, Mantle/Maris, Simmons/Foxx, etc. Remember, you said 3 years while Ortiz has been in Boston, after the Ruth/Gehrig miscue. "...no one has had three consecutive years of home run and rbi production combined... " 26